Oh, an update on the house buying front: our loan has been approved. Looks like Citibank will have the pleasure of our business for th enext 30 years. We just have to nail down the closing date. And book the movers. And pack up everything. And go through 5 years of accumulation in the basement. And figure out how to get three (or four) cats to get along with two cockatiels. I mean, I don't doubt the cats will like the birds … for dinner!